Practitioners of Runelore, such as Shamans and Runewardens, possess the ability to sketch various runes on themselves, other persons, the ground, totems, weapons and armour. In doing so a variety of beneficial or harmful effects may be achieved.
Legend states that Ayar Himself once stood upon the World Tree branch etched the original Twenty-Nine runes of Runelore. Sometime later this branch was cut off and the Tree itself began to decay causing five of the original runes to be lost. The family of Tithian and Phineas, the House tutors of the Spirit Walkers and Wardens of the Cerulean Spire respectively, found a way to hold the decay at bay with a seal, however. The seal was broken in two and held by these tutors until recent times when after attacking them both, a malevolent spirit stole these protective shards. Using remnants of a lullaby sung to the brothers when they were children as clues, a way to reforge the fallen branch was discovered and the decay of the Yggdrasil was halted. Through the collective efforts of Shamans and Runewardens, the names of the runes were painstakingly re-etched upon the tree, giving power to all of the runes once again, including these five runes previously lost to mortalkind.
The following is a list of the runes re-etched upon the Yggdrasil and currently accessible to users of Runelore:
- Smudge Ability to destroy runes.
- Kena A rune to inspire fear.
- Uruz Heal your allies with earth magic.
- Fehu Causes sleeping urges.
- Pithakhan Attack the mental reserves of your enemies.
- Jera A rune to increase the vitality of the bearer.
- Inguz A rune with the ability to paralyse.
- Wunjo Upon encountering this, an enemy's sight will be returned.
Lagul Increases the ability of a weapon to connect. Sowulu Damages the health of enemies. Algiz A rune of protection from damage. Isaz A rune to call shockwaves to take your enemies off balance. Totems The symbol of the master of Runelore. Dagaz This rune will heal afflictions from you at random. Gebu This rune will increase the blunt protection of armour. Gebo A rune to increase the cutting protection of armour. Gular Drawing on the power of the earth, raise a stone wall. Raido Summon a spiritual steed to bear you home. Thurisaz Call forth a spout of molten lava from the earth. Lagua Increase a weapon's damage. Type MORE to continue reading. (68% shown) 3380h, 3380m, 15800e, 15800w exdb Vote-more Hugalaz Call down a hailstorm around you. Truesketch Sketch more than one rune on the ground. Nauthiz Suck the nourishment from your foes. Mannaz Return hearing to a victim. Othala Besiege your enemies with multiple spouts of molten lava. Sleizak Afflict a foe with the horrible voyria poison. Tiwaz This rune will remove the defenses of your enemies. Berkana Provides health regeneration to the bearer. Nairat A rune to beguile and transfix. Eihwaz A powerful vibration-dampening rune. Runebinding Bind your runes to your body. Laguz Make a weapon magically faster. Runeblades Runewardens may empower a weapon as a legendary runeblade. Loshre Cause an opponent to become afflicted with anorexia. Implant Create a bond between your totem and the earth. Designate Arrange clear title and ownership. Empower Enable smudge reporting.